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Belmont, North Carolina, is fighting to fix its crumbling water infrastructure after hitting the state’s distressed utilities list in 2021—thanks to explosive growth outpacing its pipes. Facing a $10 million state loan and emergency backup deals with neighboring towns, the city just hiked rates 8% and is eyeing annual increases to finally cover costs. With a new deep-dive intake system in the works to battle sediment, officials are pushing hard to get off the distressed list—and they’re not waiting around to do it.

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